Site fidelity of Sotalia guianensis (Cetacea: Delphinidae) in Sepetiba Bay, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Revista Brasileira de Zoologia

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 182-187

  Nery, Mariana F ^a,b   Espécie, Mariana De A ^b   Simão, Sheila M ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b FEDERAL RURAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Estuarine dolphin; Habitat use; Photo identification

Indexed keywords

CETACEA; DELPHINIDAE; SOTALIA GUIANENSIS;

EID: 48949088971     PISSN: 01018175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0101-81752008000200004     Document Type: Article

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